Presented on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at the Chemung Valley History Museum as part of the Chemung County Historical Society Twain Lecture Series.
Despite their ongoing popularity, Mark Twain's frequent forays into historical fiction have often puzzled literary critics. Dr. Cadle will focus his talk on the "straight" Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, which Twain knew was so so unusual for him that he first published it under a pseudonym.
Nathaniel Cadle is Assistant Professor of English at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.